About Us

About WaterBrook & Multnomah

WaterBrook Mission

WaterBrook publishes books that inspire readers to find rich, spiritual guidance for their daily lives. We seek practical approaches, innovative insights, and culturally relevant messages that help readers thrive as they follow Jesus amid the complexities and opportunities of life today.

We aim to elevate a diverse range of voices writing from a faith-informed perspective. A few of our many notable authors include Tim Tebow, Jennie Allen, Michael Todd, John Mark Comer, Rich Villodas, Latasha Morrison, Madison Prewett Troutt, Andrew Peterson, Jordan Lee Dooley, Ashley Hetherington, Earl and Oneka McClellan, Jordan Raynor, Manny Arango, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Anthony Russo, and Mitali Perkins.

Multnomah Mission

Multnomah publishes spiritually formative books that equip followers of Jesus to make disciples and invite readers into a deeper relationship with God. We seek Gospel-centered, culturally insightful messages from Christian voices that equip readers to anchor their faith and their lives in theological truth.

Multnomah features such notable voices as David Platt, Anne Graham Lotz, Mark Batterson, Eric Mason, Katie Davis Majors, Jon Tyson, Lisa Victoria Fields, Joni Eareckson Tada, Randy Alcorn, Melissa Kruger, and Robin Jones Gunn.

History

WaterBrook and Multnomah are two imprints of Penguin Random House. WaterBrook was launched in September 1996 as an autonomous publishing imprint of Doubleday with the intent to publish books for Christians. Since the release of our first books in 1998, our publishing program has grown dramatically through the expansion of WaterBrook as well as the purchase of Harold Shaw Publishers in 2000 and acquisition of Multnomah Books in August 2006. In 2020 WaterBrook launched Ink & Will, a line of gift products that infuses contemplation and inspiration into the regular spiritual practice of creative-minded Christians. 

Today the WaterBrook and Multnomah backlists feature a stellar roster of bestselling authors including Liz Curtis Higgs, Lisa Tawn Bergren, Kay Arthur, Trillia Newbell, Cindy Woodsmall, Chris & Kerry Shook, Samuel Rodriguez, Joanna Weaver, John Piper, Eric Blehm, Shaunti Feldhahn, Andy Stanley, Francine Rivers, Nick Vujicic, Brennan Manning, Dan Allender, Tony Evans, John and Lisa Bevere, Henry Blackaby, Lisa Harper, Kim Vogel Sawyer, Bruce Wilkinson, and many more.

Today

While the foundational Christian perspective of our publishing program remains unchanged, the focus of each imprint is distinct. WaterBrook publishes books in the areas of practical life, motivation and inspiration, devotional, relationships and parenting, biography, memoir, topical Bible study, and spiritual formation along with captivating works of fiction and children’s books, as well as gift products through Ink & Willow. Multnomah publishes books in the areas of discipleship and spiritual growth, Christian living, Bible study, apologetics, cultural insights, theology, devotional, evangelism, leadership as well as children’s books and works of uplifting fiction.

Distinctives

As imprints of Penguin Random House—the largest English-language publisher in the world—WaterBrook and Multnomah compete with the best publishers in the world while seeking to serve the needs of individual readers and the faith community. We foster a small company atmosphere, allowing for entrepreneurial thought, creativity, and innovation, while also leveraging the benefits of deep corporate support. That combination allows us to bring the best of both worlds to our authors, partners, and readers. Our experienced team brings an informed and collaborative publishing approach that is on par with the best in the world.